Business Briefs: May 12, 2012

May 16: Ponte Vedra Chamber at noon

Posted: May 12, 2012 - 12:06am

From staff

May 16: Ponte Vedra Chamber at noon

The Ponte Vedra Chamber at noon will be at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday at Sawgrass Country Club, 10034 Golf Club Drive in Ponte Vedra Beach. The guest speaker will be Ronald Renuart. The cost is $25 for members with reservations and $30 for guests and members at the door. Call 285-2004 for reservations.

May 19: Book publishing class

Learn how to have a book published by taking a four-hour class, Publishing 101, from 1 to 5 p.m. May 19, at the First Coast Technical College, 2980 Collins Ave. Award-winning authors and publishers Frances Keiser and Jane R. Wood are teaching the class. Keiser and Wood are recurring instructors for the University of North Florida’s Division of Continuing Education. To register, contact Jane R. Wood at 268-9572 or jane@getbooksavvy.com or go to www.getbooksavvy.com. The registration fee is $49.

May 21: StAR Council May general meeting

The St. Augustine Regional (StAR) Council will hold its next meeting on May 21 in the Marsh Room at Creekside Dinery. Networking begins 5:30 p.m.; program speakers start at 6 p.m. The speaker for the evening will be Sheriff David Shoar, who will discuss the meth lab problem in St. Johns County and his initiative for a local detox center. The meeting is free for members and $5 for nonmembers. Call Dave Mancino at 797-5553.

May 22-23: Community association managers pre-licensure course

Jacobs, Jacobs & Associates will hold an 18-hour pre-licensure course for Community Association Managers on May 22-23. This course is a prerequisite for taking the state CAM exam and receiving a CAM license. Call 461-5556 or go to www.jacobsjacobsandassociates.com.

May 23: Nissan of St. Augustine rental car department opens

Nissan of St. Augustine announced the grand opening of its new rental car department from noon to 8 p.m. on May 23 at 2755 U.S. 1 South. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided. Call Porsha Daniels at 794-9990 or go to www.NissanofStAugustine.com.

May 24: Sandler Training seminar

Davidson Realty is inviting all real estate professionals interested in boosting their negotiating skills to take advantage of a free seminar from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on May 24 at the company’s World Golf Village office. The program is facilitated by Dan Philpot, owner and CEO of Innovative Sales Resources, a licensed Sandler Training company. The training is free of charge and open to all real estate professionals.

Call Sherry Davidson at 940-5000.

May 30: Financial Peace University course

St. Augustine Shores United Methodist Church, at 724 Shores Blvd., will start the 13-week course through Financial Peace University at 7 p.m. May 30. The course is taught by Dave Ramsey on DVD. FPU teaches families and individuals common-sense principles like how to make a plan with their money so they are able to free themselves of debt and build lasting wealth. Call Jeff Straight at 797-4416.

June 2: Airport sets Air and Sea Expo

The Northeast Florida Regional Airport will have “Destination … Bahamas 2012 — Air and Sea Expo” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 2. This is a regional event, free to the public, which will highlight ease of travel to and from the Islands of the Bahamas. Go to www.flynf.com\destinationbahamas.

The event will attract not only the general aviation community but also many residents from the surrounding Northeast Florida area. General aviation pilots will have the opportunity to “Fly-in” and be hosted by Galaxy Aviation. Special fuel prices and hotel rates have been secured for this event.

A 12,000 square foot “state-of-the-art” airline terminal will be transformed into a Bahamian island paradise.

Go to www.flynf.com\destinationbahamas for event registration and exhibitor information.

With the help of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, the Northeast Florida Regional Airport anticipates hosting exhibitors that will promote all the wonderful things offered in the Islands. Air charter companies will also be on hand showcasing their aircraft for travel to and from the Bahamas. Traditional Bahamian food will be offered for lunch and a live performance by a Bahamas Junkanoo band will entertain the attendees. Seminars on flight planning, customs procedures and safety for “over water flight” will be conducted by the FAA and Department of Homeland Security.

June 16: Condominium directors course

Jacobs, Jacobs & Associates Inc. will be offering the required course for newly elected or appointed directors at 9 a.m. on June 16 in the St. Augustine Beach City Hall Conference Room.

JJA is offering this required course for newly elected or appointed directors (elected or appointed after July 1, 2010). This certification or other proof of completion of the required course by a DBPR approved provider must be completed within 90 days of being elected or appointed.

Phil Jacobs is the certified instructor for this course at a cost of $35, covering the cost of educational material handouts. Contact kwiggs@sovereign-jacobs.com or 461-5556.

June 20-24: The Underground Railroad program

The National Park Service, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program will present the sixth annual National Underground Railroad Conference in St. Augustine. This conference will explore how freedom seekers seized opportunities to escape slavery into Spanish Florida, the Caribbean Islands, Indian Territory, Texas, and Mexico and how this helped to shape and transform new cultural identities in the region.

The conference brings together scholars, site stewards, community researchers, student artists, and history enthusiasts from across the nation for five days of renowned speakers, panel discussions, an exhibit hall, and tours of local museums and historic sites. The conference will end with a cultural festival highlighting traditional crafts, language, music and foodways of the Gullah Geechee and Black Seminole whose descendants are invited to attend and share their history and culture.